Shelley Hack American model, actress and producer, politician and public relations advisor. Date of Birth: 06.07.1947 Country: USA

1. Biography of Shelley Hack
2. Modeling Career
3. Acting Career
4. Political Career and Public Relations
5. Later Career

Biography of Shelley Hack

Shelley Mary Hack was born on July 6, 1947, in White Plains, New York, and grew up in neighboring Greenwich, Connecticut. She attended Greenwich Academy and Smith College, where she earned a degree in history.

Modeling Career

During her teenage years, Shelley pursued a career in modeling. From the mid-1970s to the early 1980s, she became the face of the 'Charlie' fragrance by Revlon. In the beauty industry, she was one of the few supermodels who were referred to as a 'million-dollar face'.

Acting Career

Shelley's acting career took off with a role in Woody Allen's Oscar-winning comedy "Annie Hall" in 1977. However, she is best known for her portrayal of Tiffany Welles in the television series "Charlie's Angels." Interestingly, Michelle Pfeiffer auditioned for the role of Tiffany Wells but Shelley was ultimately chosen. She appeared in a total of 26 episodes before being replaced by actress and model Tanya Roberts in the fifth season.

Shelley also received critical acclaim for her performance as Kathy Long in Martin Scorsese's 1983 dramedy "The King of Comedy." She starred alongside Annette O'Toole and Meredith Baxter in the critically acclaimed TV movie "Vanities," an adaptation of a play about the lives, love, and friendship of three Texas cheerleaders. She also had recurring roles in two sitcoms, "Cutter to Houston" and "Jack and Mike," where she was praised for her portrayal of Dr. Beth Gilbert and the observant newspaper reporter Jackie Shea, respectively.

Political Career and Public Relations

In the late 1990s, Shelley transitioned from acting to politics. She was involved in the organization of elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1997, where she also facilitated the first televised presidential debates in history. Shelley's role extended to preparing debates in Sarajevo, Mostar, and Banja Luka. She proved to be an excellent public relations advisor, assisting in the development of independent newspapers, radio stations, and television to counteract authoritarian regimes that often provided the population with biased information.

Later Career

After working in the television industry for about a decade, Shelley took a break from acting. In January 2008, she appeared on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in an episode titled "Classic Americana." The show featured footage of Shelley as a model promoting the "Charlie" perfume on television in 1976, with jazz pianist Bobby Short providing the musical accompaniment. During her conversation with Oprah, Shelley reflected on how those advertisements influenced women at the time, saying, "It was a time when women were changing. They saw those commercials and said, 'I want to be like that.' Referring to her later commercial roles for Revlon and her experience on "Charlie's Angels," Shelley added, "I was lucky. I got to be part of these two projects that helped women feel a little bit more empowered."

Nowadays, Shelley and her husband, director and producer Harry Winer, lead the production company "Smash Media," which develops and produces content for films, television, and new media.